EP1809423B1 - Continuous porous bed centrifuge - Google Patents

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EP1809423B1
EP1809423B1 EP05800671A EP05800671A EP1809423B1 EP 1809423 B1 EP1809423 B1 EP 1809423B1 EP 05800671 A EP05800671 A EP 05800671A EP 05800671 A EP05800671 A EP 05800671A EP 1809423 B1 EP1809423 B1 EP 1809423B1
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    • B04B1/00—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles
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    • B01D17/02—Separation of non-miscible liquids
    • B01D17/0202—Separation of non-miscible liquids by ab- or adsorption
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    • B01D17/02—Separation of non-miscible liquids
    • B01D17/0217—Separation of non-miscible liquids by centrifugal force
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D17/00—Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
    • B01D17/02—Separation of non-miscible liquids
    • B01D17/04—Breaking emulsions
    • B01D17/045—Breaking emulsions with coalescers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D17/00—Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
    • B01D17/08—Thickening liquid suspensions by filtration
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B1/00—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles
    • B04B1/04—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles with inserted separating walls
    • B04B1/08—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles with inserted separating walls of conical shape
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    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B1/00—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles
    • B04B1/10—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles with discharging outlets in the plane of the maximum diameter of the bowl
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B7/00—Elements of centrifuges
    • B04B7/08—Rotary bowls
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    • Y10S494/00—Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators
    • Y10S494/901—Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators involving mixture containing oil

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  • the present invention relates to a continuous porous bed centrifuge.
  • the present invention relates to a continuous porous bed centrifuge for the continuous separation of immiscible liquids, for example water and mineral oil/petroleum, obtained by a modification to conventional disk centrifuges for increasing their efficiency.
  • the disks have been substituted by a filling of solid particles which act as a filtrating and coalescent bed. Tests have been successfully carried out for deoiling of water associated with oil production.
  • US 5776354 discloses the use of particulated material in a packed filter bad for separating a disperse liquid phase from a liquid, wherein the packed bed is placed in a centrifuge.
  • Disk centrifuges such as the one disclosed in US 4026462 are apparatuses used for the continuous or semi-continuous separation of liquids, possibly containing solid particles, based on the action of centrifugal force on the fluid introduced into a rotor.
  • centrifuges are considered which allow the discharge of the heavy liquid phase (aqueous).
  • the inner part of rotors of conventional centrifuges generally contains truncated cone-shaped disks with spacers and holes for conveying the liquids.
  • the heavy phase (liquid or solid) is concentrated in the outer part whereas the light phase tends to rise towards the rotation axis.
  • the discharges of the two liquid phases leave the rotor and are collected by specific channels situated on the outer container.
  • the discharge of the heavy liquid phase is controlled by a kind of weir (generally a disk with an internal calibrated hole) depending on to the fluid and operating conditions.
  • the solids which accumulate in the rotor can be discharged at pre-established intervals.
  • the complete discharge of the rotor is controlled by a washer activated by a hydraulic circuit which exploits the thrust generated by the centrifugal force.
  • the Applicants have now found that it is possible to provide various improvements to the purification process of layer water (heavy phase) which substantially reduces the concentrations of oil in waste water. It has been found, in fact, that it is possible to modify a conventional disk centrifuge by eliminating the disks and adapting the system so as to enable a filtrating filling to be charged and discharged during the rotation of the centrifuge.
  • the modification introduced is aimed at forming a filtrating and coalescent bed subjected to centrifugal force in order to favour the adhesion of the oil particles to the porous surface of the bed and separate them from the aqueous phase.
  • An object of the present invention therefore relates to a continuous porous bed centrifuge for the continuous separation of a fluid consisting of two immiscible liquids in dispersion, which comprises:
  • the particle filling is contained inside the rotating system and is kept separate from the interspace between the two skirts by means of the toroidal-shaped separation element which has a width which is substantially identical to the thickness of the interspace.
  • the separation element can be a net, a small-holed grid or a septum with calibrated holes or pores in relation to the dimension of the particles of the filling to be retained.
  • the separation element is positioned in the area which is as far away as possible from the rotation axis so as to catch the heavier liquid (for example deoiled water).
  • the fed fluid is forced outwards by the centrifugal force and passes through the bed of particles and is filtered.
  • the heavy phase consequently flows through the separation element (net), passes into the cavity between the outer skirt and inner skirt and is discharged outside.
  • the filtering particles are withheld by the separation element.
  • the filtering and coalescent bed preferably consists of particles, for example sand, or spheres having different particle-sizes.
  • the surfaces of the particles of the filling can be treated so as to have specific surface tension characteristics.
  • the filling particles are spherical to favour their charging and discharging but can have any other shape, for example the form of cylinders, cubes, or other geometrical forms, balls of microfibers or generic sand.
  • the particles can be full or with cavities and the surfaces can be smooth or porous to increase the coalescence effect.
  • the density of the solid particles must be greater than that of the light liquid phase. It is preferable but not compulsory for them to be even denser than the heavy liquid phase.
  • the particles are rigid and can be treated on the surface to change the wettability and favour the coalescence process and facilitate the detachment between the grains both in the discharging and charging phase. Silicone coatings and treatment with silanizing agents have been tested on silicate small spheres.
  • the particles can be made of glass, polymeric materials, metal, oxides (for example silica, silicates, alumina), ion exchange resins, zeolites, hollow glass microspheres, sands, diatomaceous earth, but also crystals of salts with a low solubility in the heavy liquid phase.
  • oxides for example silica, silicates, alumina
  • ion exchange resins for example zeolites, hollow glass microspheres, sands, diatomaceous earth, but also crystals of salts with a low solubility in the heavy liquid phase.
  • the average dimensions of the filling particles can vary from 1 ⁇ m to 3 mm, determined by methods known to experts in the field (for example, the Coulter method). As reference dimension, spheres with a diameter of 500 ⁇ m are preferred. The distribution of the diameters can be well defined, distributed or bimodal. Larger particles can be charged, followed by finer particles.
  • the charging phase of the particles can be carried out in dry conditions or in the form of a slurry in the process liquid or other liquid.
  • the charging liquid if necessary, can be viscosized to help the suspension of the solid.
  • the charging and discharging phases of the filling can be automated. During the discharging, the filtered obstructing solids possibly contained in the dispersion to be separated, are also expelled with the filling particles.
  • the discharging of the complete contents of the rotor reduces the necessity of frequent maintenance operations due to the fouling of the disks.
  • (1) represents the outer rotating skirt, (2) the inner skirt, (3) the perforated separation element, (4) the closing base, (5) the gasket situated between the closing base and the outer skirt, (6) the feeding tube of the dispersion, non-rotating and coaxial with the tubular insert (7) which is part of the rotor.
  • the high part of the rotor (8) is integral with the outer skirt and equipped with a weir for the flow regulation of the two separated fluids which are expelled from the openings (9) and (10).
  • the filling (11) in particle form is indicated by the shaded area.
  • the centrifuge is activated by rotating the conical skirts and closing the gasket by the feeding of water (17).
  • the centrifuge is charged with the filtering particles (11), and the fluid, or dispersion, (12) is subsequently fed to the device through the tube (6) and tubular insert (7).
  • the filling and fluid are forced against the walls of the inner skirt, thus obtaining the filtering action since the oily component of the dispersion is retained by the filling particles.
  • the filtered water passes through the perforated separation element (3), flows into the interspace (13) and, passing from the weir into (8), is discharged through the opening (9).
  • the oil, or oily phase, (14) accumulates in the central body (15) and, by centrifugal force, is discharged through the second opening (10).
  • the arrows indicate the course of the fluid; the dark arrows represent the dispersion/concentrated oily phase, the light arrows the filtered water.
  • the feeding of the dispersion is stopped and the centrifuge is optionally slowed down.
  • the sealing gasket (5) is then released and the exhausted filtering bed can be discharged through the opening (16), which is formed between the conical skirt and the closure bottom.
  • the sealing gasket situated on a specific support, not illustrated in the figure, is compressed against the periphery of the outer skirt by means of known methods.
  • the gasket and respective support are forced against the outer skirt by the thrust generated by the centrifugal force and maintained by the water circulation (17).
  • the water feeding (17) is stopped and the release of the gasket causes the formation of the opening (16).
  • the centrifuge can be charged again and reactivated. All the discharges expelled by centrifugation are collected in the channels positioned around the rotor and integral with the outer casing of the centrifuge (18).
  • an experimental test is provided of the separation of a water/mineral oil dispersion by means of the centrifuge, object of the present invention, illustrated in the Figure.
  • the centrifuge modified for the tests is a medium-small sized centrifuge which can treat up to 500 1/h of liquid.
  • the equipment is suitable for continuous separations of the heavy phase (water), light phase (oil) and solids and allows the regulation of the flow-rate ratios between the phases.
  • Oily water separation tests were carried out both in the laboratory, by using dispersions prepared artificially, and dispersions coming from an oil field.
  • the tests were effected using silicate spheres as filling particles, having an average diameter of 0.5 mm otherwise used for gravel pack in wells.
  • the tests were carried out by comparing the performances of the centrifuge, object of the invention, and a conventional LAP X 202 disk centrifuge of ALFA LAVAL.
  • the fluid used was a dispersion of oil in water with a concentration of 1,000 ppm.
  • the tests are compared after stabilization running for two hours at constant regime.
  • the conditions compared were the following: 4600 and 6600 rpm, 170 1/h of feeding, room temperature, without modifying the surface of the particles or with a hydrophizing silicone coating.
  • all the tests give the same results: the disk centrifuge separated the oil at 25-30 ppm whereas the centrifuge with the filling produced water containing only 8-12 ppm of oil.

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